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  • Started by Julie Ryan McGue
    ...uggle with identity and belonging. The holidays are a reminder of who we belong to and who we do not. As more and more states address the need to overhaul antiquated adoption laws, adu...
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    ...ng now. Last time I asked for help from you all, you helped me polish my query perfectly, so I'm hoping you can help again. Once I overhauled my novel, I had to overhaul my query (which is code for I...
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  • ...thought the actual 1st draft  took forever (off and on for 1 1/2 years) but the editing takes a while, too. My shitty first draft needed a major overhaul.  I think it's funny how some...

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  • ...bout writing never being truly "finished," just "abandoned." I'm with you -- I could look at any of my writing every other year and do a complete overhaul. But at some point, you have...
  • I've had to mourn the loss of a manuscript and my ideas with it. I may return to it again someday, but not without major overhaul to the story. It took me two months of feeling shell-s...
  • ...t’s true, but more important, you must be grounded and level-headed and self-aware so that the reader knows that you actually are okay. The major overhaul will be worth it though a str...